Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overlearn

/əʊvəˈləːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-learn
IPA: /əʊvəˈləːn/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To learn (something) more than is necessary; to study excessively, to take (something) too much to heart.

verb

To learn (something) to the point where responses become instinctive.

verb

Mostly when talking about neural networks, to learn a task to the point where responses actually start to degrade. Compare with overfit, in model tuning contexts.

Example Sentences

"Why the rigmarole of a military survey before enacting a measure most Americans already favoured? Maybe he over-learned the lesson of the clobbering Bill Clinton got when he barged into this area right at the start of his presidency."

Etymology

From over- + learn.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /əʊvəˈləːn/

Inflected Forms

overlearns (present, singular) overlearning (participle, present) overlearned (participle, past) overlearned (past) overlearnt (participle, past) overlearnt (past) over-learn (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce overlearn?: The recorded pronunciation is /əʊvəˈləːn/.
What does overlearn mean?: To learn (something) more than is necessary; to study excessively, to take (something) too much to heart.
Where does overlearn come from?: From over- + learn.

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